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Making decisions in times of war
Lieutenant General James C. King, U.S. Army, retired, spent his career both in war and peace - as a company commander in Vietnam and later as one of the nations’ highest ranking military and national intelligence leaders.
“My belief in Jesus Christ and family are paramount in my life. The titles I most cherish are: Husband to Jeneane, Father to Jennifer, Katherine and Elizabeth and grandfather to 10 beautiful grandchildren. After these, I was a soldier.”
In Jim King’s typical fashion, this says it all.
He has used his intuitive abilities when in harm’s way both personally and for his soldiers.
General King is a devout Mormon and credits his leadership and decision making ability to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His advice: “Do the best that you can and then turn to God for the solution. He prays every day, generally all day.”
I had the honor of serving on the Utah State University Research Foundation Board of Trustees with General King. It is not difficult to understand how he rose to the ranks of Lieutenant General. Nor was it difficult to understand how, after retiring from
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